Softball Recap: Maumelle snaps five-game streak of wins at home

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On Tuesday, Maumelle faced Beebe in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Maumelle Hornets took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Beebe Badgers. Maumelle has not had much luck with Beebe recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Maumelle's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-5-1. As for Beebe, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Maumelle will square off against Heber Springs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Maumelle's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Heber Springs' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Beebe, they will head out on the road to face off against North Little Rock at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing isn't great for North Little Rock: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Beebe has snatched up seven consecutive wins on the road.

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